Jan 25, 2010

The mother of Oregon placekicker Rob Beard said this afternoon he was to undergo surgery later today but was expected to recover completely from injuries suffered in a beating early Sunday.
The surgery today at Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend was a relatively minor procedure to repair damage to Beard’s nose.
Leslie Beard said her son was in good spirits Monday and was able to greet visitors and return phone calls and text messages from well-wishers. Read more …

Jan 24, 2010

Here’s a story filed today by R-G news reporter Winston Ross:
University of Oregon football placekicker Rob Beard was hospitalized in critical condition early Sunday morning after he took a beating on the streets of Eugene, according to police.
The 19-year-old redshirt freshman from Fullerton, Calif., was at a gathering of between 20 and 40 people in the area of East 17th Avenue and Patterson Street at about 12:31 a.m. Read more …

Aug 25, 2009

I attempted this exercise a couple years ago with minimal success, but failure has never stopped me before.
Here’s an attempt to rank all this year’s newcomers by the likelihood they’ll have an impact for the Ducks in 2009. For freshmen, if they’re not in the first group I’m assuming they’ll end up redshirting.
Sure things
1. Read more …

Aug 15, 2009

Here’s my preview of this afternoon’s scrimmage, and other notes:
Oregon will hold its first scrimmage of fall camp this afternoon, and there won’t be any messing around.
The scrimmage is scheduled to start at 2:15 p.m., UO coach Chip Kelly said. And when he says 2:15 p.m., he means 2:15 p.m. — unlike in years past, there won’t be any drills prior to the start of the scrimmage. Read more …

Aug 14, 2009

Here’s a notebook I filed Thursday evening:
Through a week of training camp for the Ducks, the circumstances for shuffling the lineup have been limited to injuries and illness.
A number of position battles were anticipated as camp opened — at cornerback, defensive tackle and the offensive line among others — but as of yet none have developed, at least from outward appearances. Read more …

Aug 8, 2009

Here’s a notebook filed yesterday by Adam Jude, with items on Diante Jackson, Andre Crenshaw and a host of others. Also, click the “Video” tab above for a first look at Jackson, freshman kicker Mike Bowlin and JC defensive tackle Andrew Iupati, produced by the R-G’s Chris Pietsch:
Diante Jackson’s 18th birthday was a whirlwind of emotions Thursday. Read more …

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Ryan Thorburn covers Oregon football for The Register-Guard. Thorburn came to Eugene from Boulder, where he covered the Denver Broncos (2000-'07) and Colorado athletic department (2007-'13) for the Daily Camera. In 2013, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for beat writing. Follow Ryan on Twitter @rgduckfootball.

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Steve Mims covers Oregon football, men's basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. He has been a sportswriter at the paper since 1999 and covered high school sports while also reporting on Oregon football in the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl as well as men's basketball during their Elite 8 run in 2007 and trip to the Sweet 16 in 2013.